ARCH 455/4558 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO VIII / HIGH TECH YEAR 2017/2018
A portfolio of the students’ works of Architectural Design Studio VIII for the year 2017/2018 at The American University in Cairo. A Studio on smart buildings and high-tech architecture. 1
This design studio was sponsored by the Dr. Ezz Eldin Fahmy Foundation - EHAF Consulting Engineers under the Dr. Ezz Eldin Fahmy Research/Design Studio Program at the American University in Cairo (AUC). Special thanks goes to Eng. Ashraf Salloum, Head of Architecture Department at EHAF Consulting Engineers for his extreme support and generous guidance to the students and their work throughout the academic year 2017/2018. 2
ARCH 455/4558 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO VIII / HIGH TECH YEAR 2017/2018
Instructors Dr. Sherif M. Abdelmohsen Dr. Passaint Massoud Teaching Assistants Arch. Aly Magdy Arch. Tasbeh Mokbel Arch. Arij Nabil 3
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Project Brief Project Program Project Theme Students Explorations
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Mixed-Use Complex
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Project Brief and Program Students Explorations
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An Introduction 6
Catalogue Description Studio on smart buildings and high-tech architecture. Expanding on the 1970’s theme of High-Tech architecture, this studio aims at redefining the role of cutting edge technology in design- both process and product. Digital technology has revolutionized the way we conceptualized, visualize, present and are eventually able to construct our buildings, making impossible designs of the past a reality. Rapid developments in materials, building systems and construction methods have broadened our design horizons. Issues such as virtual architecture and smart buildings will be explored with regards to their viability and role in the future of architecture.
Introduction The studio aims to address the following question: How can digital realms including parametricism and advanced building technologies speak to architectural expression and spatial quality while being true to the representation of socio-cultural and behavioral values, and help preserve rather than obliterate notions of identity and place? The course explores the full potential of computation, parametric modeling, algorithms and generative systems in architectural design. Three complementary themes are under deep investigation throughout the course: 1. Parametric form generation and performance-based evaluation. 2. Building technology and advanced systems. 3. BIM and integrated design, with the aim of integrating all themes in a more comprehensive design process. Students are free to explore and build on a wide and extensible palette of parametric modeling, scripting, and analysis tools during their experimentation with form generation, evaluation and optimization methods. Students develop their understanding of the core concepts of the course through architectural projects and hands-on computational research work, in addition to experimenting with detailed digitally fabricated prototypes of their designs that address interactive architecture and responsive systems. 7
It must be stated that architectural design is inherently a ‘parametric’ process, and that the architect has always operated in a ‘parametric’ fashion.
David Gerber 2007 8
Course Objectives
Developing an integrated computational design approach to architecture, stemming from both a form generation perspective and performance-based evaluation perspective. Providing students with tools for analyzing their designs based on specific performance criteria, including environmental considerations, cost, spatial relations, function, etc. Encouraging students to develop their designs based on an informed decision-making process and a scientific research method. Providing students with a clear understanding of the concepts of integrated design and project delivery. Intensifying the use of computational skills along different phases of building design, including conceptual, development, evaluation and optimization phases. Introducing computational methods, including parametric modeling, simulation and analysis – including the possibility of applying digital fabrication, physical computing and advanced kinetic mechanisms – to detailed building model elements. Realizing and translating intangibles and conceptual structures into tangible representations. 9
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BAN KI N G AND F I N A N C E HEA DQ U A R T E R S
I NN O VAT I V E TR AI N I N G CE NT E R
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Project Brief
Project Site
The Egyptian Government wishes to build a state-ofthe-art banking and finance headquarters and innovative facility for learning, research and development to further enhance the world-class services, and research and training capabilities it offers to partners, professionals and finance experts nationally and globally. The selected site for the project is located in New Cairo district on Road 90, in front of the American University in Cairo (AUC) New Cairo campus, with a total land plot area of 8691 m2. Consistent with the current vision of the government to promote innovation and anticipate and understand emerging trends, the complex should reflect 12
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its learning and development strategy, and provide an immersive and unique learning experience that enhances the skills and services the complex and its professionals bring to clients and the community at large. The complex is expected to deliver specialized training and development in fields related to banking and finance, local and international training in the area of small and medium enterprises (SME) banking, corporate governance, information technology,financial literacy and education for youth and children, research and awareness around topics conventional administrative and support services anticipated
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in the design of the complex, it is expected of strategic relevance to the Egyptian financial services industry, regional and international knowledge sharing and empowerment activities, accredited financial training programs, and other performance and management programs serving the banking and finance sector. Besides to feature state-of-theart training and research spaces, recreational facilities, food and beverage venues, and other social gathering spaces that foster an energetic and exciting forum for learning and innovation that focuses on inspiring human performance within the larger community of its residents and day-to-day visitors. 13
Project Program
An excerpt of the project program provided to the students
Space
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1. Conference Hall Area Conference Hall (600 people) Reception, Registration and Information Desk Waiting Area Cafeteria Equipment Storage Room
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1 1 1 1 1
5 8 1 1
5 9 1 1
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60 60 110 70 1309
6. Training and Teaching Area 4 Classrooms (30 people) Classrooms (20 people) Cafeteria Reception
60 60 110 70 1309
5. Training and Teaching Area 3 Classrooms (30 people) Classrooms (20 people) Cafeteria Reception
60 60 103 65 1309
4. Training and Teaching Area 2 Classrooms (30 people) Classrooms (20 people) Cafeteria Reception
500 30 40 200 20 1179
3. Training and Teaching Area 1 Classrooms (30 people) Classrooms (20 people) Cafeteria Reception
1200 50 120 200 60 826
2. VIP Training Area Conference Hall (600 people) Reception, Registration and Information Desk Waiting Area Cafeteria Equipment Storage Room
Net Area [m2]
5 9 1 1
60 60 110 70
The project is a multi-story building occupying a land plot of area 8691 m2. The building is comprised of: Ground floor, occupying a maximum of 30% of plot area (2607 m2). 4 typical floors, ranging from 2607 to 2867 m2 each (additional area in typical floors that does not exceed 10% of ground floor area). Roof, with a built area of 651 m2 (maximum 25% of ground floor area). 2 basement floors, with an area equal to the total plot area It is generally allowed to add 1 typical floor (5th floor) to host the bank headquarters, in addition to the possibility of a third basement, putting into consideration that building foundations are designed to bear double the capacity of the assumed typical floors.
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7. Top Management CEO Assistant to CEO EVP Meeting Room (Large) Meeting Room (Medium)
589 1 1 2 1 1
8. Administrative Departments Area 1 Research Department - General Manager Quality Assurance and Accreditation Department (8 employees + manager) Development Department - Open Office Space (8 employees + manager)
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12. Administrative Departments Area 5 Banking Operations Department Computer Training Department
65 65 65 65 248
11. Administrative Departments Area 4 Banking Operations Department Small Businesses Department
20 65 65 738
10. Administrative Departments Area 3 Skills Development Department Governance Department
100 15 70 90 60 808
9. Administrative Departments Area 2 Financial Department Human Resources Department Mobility and Transportation Department Revisions Department
Net Area [m2]
65 65 248
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13. Auxiliary Services
2043
15. Systems & Utilities
972
16. Two Bank Branches
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17. Bank Headquarters (5th Floor)
Total Area of 5th Floor 15
Project Theme
Parametricism has been recently employed by city planning institutions, governments and private corporations to drive an amplification, rather than a fabrication, of social realities and behaviors. Advances in space layout planning and optimization techniques, parametric design, digital manufacturing, kinetic and responsive systems, shapeshifting technologies, and other sophisticated building technologies has allowed for much more than merely generating aesthetically pleasing artifacts or highly efficient design processes. By incorporating behavioral models, big data, dynamic sensor-network data, social media, and applying advanced simulation and optimization methods, more complex explorations of intangible concepts could be potentially translated into tangible artifacts. Today’s architecture is challenged by a plethora of emerging manifestations of change and a redefinition of conventional building typologies; where there exists a continuous flux of ideologies, concepts, building types, and models of space and urban society, and an influx of people, materials, and technologies; all a by-product of cultural globalization and internationalization. More challenging dimensions address these fluid manifestations while still preserving issues of character and identity. How can architecture embody all these dimensions of mobility while still being rooted in reality and capturing the essence of its place, people and genius loci? 16
We pursue the parametric design paradigm all the way, penetrating into all corners of the discipline. Systematic, adaptive variation, continuous differentiation (rather than mere variety), and dynamic, parametric figuration concerns all design tasks from urbanism to the level of tectonic detail, interior furnishings and the world of products.
Patrik Schumacher,
P a r a metricism as Style – Parametricist Manifes t o 2008 17
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Students Explorations
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Breaking the Routine
Abdelrahman Bakyr Fatma Fares Lobna Anous Mariam Barakat Yasmine Guindy Yasmine Sabek
Breaking both the corporate and governmental lifestyle by creating an arcitecture that reacts to people, context and environment, that engages through empowerment and social networking and that doesn’t compromise efficiency. 22
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REACTS to the people, context and environment
ENGAGES empowers vs intimidate the people
EFFICIENT achieving all without compromising
Diagram showing the group concept
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Mariam Barakat Yasmine Sabek
THE TETRA COMPLEX
The conceptual approach of the building seeks breaking the corporate routine by breaking down the monumentality of intimidating collaborative spaces by creating interactive human scale pockets that encourage communication and social networking. Inspired by the revolutionary idea of “Container Technology,� a newly implemented concept in software architecture where multiple commands are clustered together to run through on operating system, as opposed to multiple operating systems, we began translating the virtual connectivity into an architectural language. Designing an inward-looking building that creates an enclosed space in the middle, we wanted to carve a space out that connects the basement to the road at the back. 24
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... breaking down the monumentality of intimidating collaborative spaces by creating interactive human scale pockets encouraging social networking 25
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Algorithmic Approach
Massing Studies
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By placing the zones into containers, and then discovering how different containers intersect to create different qualities of space, we created an algorithm that allows us to define the quality of space for each intersection. Below is an explanation of all the different intersections, and then the definition of each intersection. Quality of Spaces Tetris-inspired shapes that were found to be very similar in logic to the container technique were used for the building envelope. Each space is defined by a certain set of characteristics which vary depending on the nature of the activities occuring inside the space. To devise a consistent language for the spaces in both plan and elevation, we set some spatial definitions that helped us shape each space. Using double heights to connect some zones together vertically, we wanted to maintain the human scale in the space.
Massing Studies
Skin Design
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Mariam Barakat / Yasmine Sabek
Breaking the Routine
Spatial Configurations
Exterior Shots
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Spatial Configurations
Interior Spaces
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Breaking the Routine
Northern and Western Facades
Section A-A
Section B-B
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Southern Elevation
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Northern Elevation
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Roof and Balcony View
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Mariam Barakat / Yasmine Sabek
Ground Floor Plan
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Basement 2 (-10.5 m)
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Basement 1 (-7.7 m)
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Lower Street (-4 m)
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Midstreet (-2.3 m)
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Second Floor Plan
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Fourth Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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Breaking the Routine
Abdelrahman Bakyr Fatma Fares
THE BREAKER
The aim of the building is to empower the trainees and inspire the public to break the governmental stereotypes and introduce a new architectural language to the site. The building adopts the concept of the “war-room” where there are little companies within a large company that links the organizational structure. This structure is divided into three main components: the admins, the trainees and the chiefs. The origami facade serves the concept to create a complex shaped skin and structure whilst providing the flexibility needed to create different qualities of spaces and forms responding to the project’s program. 36
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... breaking the governmental stereotypes and introducing a new architectural language to the site with the concept of the “war-room.� 37
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Breaking the Routine
Form Generation
Skin Form The skin of the building is inspired by origami. It brings out the nature of the building through folding. The folded skins are designed to create inner spaces connecting levels while reducing un-necessary corners. The design of the building reflects the main concept of not compromising efficiency through three main aspects: 1. through an integrated origami skin within the building as it will be considered to be non-imposed. The origami facade shapes the building and enables the penetration of light throughout the building. It also creates external pockets to create extra spaces like terraces needed for social interaction. 2. through creating a multi-purpose open central space which unifies the different spaces together for a better and more efficient individuals’ performances. 3. through saving un-necessary spaces where new spaces can be added up to fulfill the need for inner spaces or to create new common spaces.
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Skin Design
Environmental Analysis of the Skin
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Abdelrahman Bakyr / Fatma Fares
Exterior Shots
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The facade was developed taking into consideration environmental aspects. The size of the openings varies with the building orientation. Most skins are facing the south, to maximize the sun exposure and increase the benefits of the technology. For the Southern facade, the smallest openings are generated due to the harsh weather conditions. As for the Western and Eastern facades, there are medium-sized openings. The Northern facade has the largest openings as it faces the direction of the wind. The skin can also be used for other purposes, such as seating. This type of facade is mainly located around waiting areas, to create an interactive environment with the building facade. Interior Shots
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Abdelrahman Bakyr / Fatma Fares
Breaking the Routine
Exterior Shot
Section A-A
Section B-B
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North Elevation
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South Elevation
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West Elevation
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East Elevation
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Abdelrahman Bakyr / Fatma Fares
Site Plan
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Basement -2
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First Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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Fourth Floor Plan
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Fifth Floor Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Breaking the Routine
Lobna Anous Yasmine Guindy
THE LIVING CELL
The project focuses on creating an architecture that reacts and that engages the users and the community. “Reacting” is a natural process that differentiate the living from the nonliving. Therefore, if something was able to react, it is a “living thing.” What if architecture could react as a living organism? What if it would be able to adjust to evolving needs and become shaped by interaction with its inhabitants? The building ensures its connection to the surrounding nature. It is environmentally sustainable focusing on human comfort. It also takes into consideration the human scale and ergonomics and aims at promoting the social networking between the users. 48
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... a building that reacts, lives and grows within, a living cell that contains a whole universe inside, inspired by the system of nature: Biomimicry. 49
Lobna Anous / Yasmine Guindy
Breaking the Routine
Form Generation
Form Generation 1.
Site proposed: Observing the topography
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The main common space shared by the whole building “Collaborative Cloud�.
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Creating the street pathway connecting both the 90th street and North 90th street.
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Opening up the facade to the street, creating a vertical city through openness and circulation
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Creating a court, a common space for the educational zone, a more private court.
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Another shaded courtyard for educational zone where informal learning sessions take place.
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Two main courtyards for the administrative building in order to create a hybrid between the technical and the social.
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The final form of the building.
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The Pattern of the Envelope
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Visibility and Daylight Study
Wall Section B
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Lobna Anous / Yasmine Guindy
Breaking the Routine
Exterior Shot
The design of the building creates a dialogue between the interior and the exterior, thus creating a sense of place for the users which promotes their engagement with the environment. The interior of the building is designed to be interactive where different nodes are created for social networking. There is a spine designed to include many attraction points throughout the building.
Section A-A
Section B-B
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South Elevation
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North Elevation
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East Elevation
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West Elevation
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Lobna Anous / Yasmine Guindy
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Internal Elevation 1
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Internal Elevation 2
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Exterior Shot
User Experience
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Lobna Anous / Yasmine Guindy
Layout
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Basement -3
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Fourth Floor Plan
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Fifth Floor Plan
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Roof Floor Plan
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Lobna Anous / Yasmine Guindy
Ground Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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A Futuristic Experience
Farah Wahdan Melissa Ashraf Nadine El Saket Rawan Soliman Shaymaa Hesham Yara El Malky
Creating an innovative, futuristic design that creates an interactive and responsive environment 60
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Conceptual Storyboard for the User Experience
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Farah Wahdan Melissa Michail
THE FUTURISTIC BAN KING EXPERIENCE
The general story behind the building is to create a fun space where creativity and interaction is encouraged. The users will go through the journey of meeting and engaging with new people and ideas. They will be hardworking, healthy and happy at their training place. The facade reduces the pollution of 1,000 cars. Its modules are coated with superfine titanium dioxide (TiO2) which has a pollution fighting technology that is activated by daylight. The coated tiles break down and neutralize nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The design of the tiles is generated to maximize the coating technology, achieving new levels of surface area and complexity. 62
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... a futuristic, adaptable, flexible space that accomodates numerous activities and guarantees continuous adherence to the occupants’ needs. 63
Farah Wahdan / Melissa Michail
A Futuristic Experience
Form Generation
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Skin Design In order to maximize the coating technology, the skin was further developed on Rhino and grasshopper to create different modules that would increase the surface area and light reception, hence increasing the benefits of the technology.
Stage I.
Creating different shapes and modules, that are inspired by fractals in nature.
Stage II.
Adding depth to the skin, and hence maximizing its surface area.
Stage III.
Additional levels of surface area and complexity are create, which capture omni-directional light where light is dense and rare.
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Two rectangular boxes for large open spaces with wide spans.
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Stacking of different boxes on top of each other to create variety and protrusions.
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Rotation of the different boxes. Some of them were even connected to create double height spaces.
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Two vertical boxes were added to the form.
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A weak connection lies between the vertical and horizontal boxes.
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Removing the vertical boxes, hence creating a central courtyard, adding openness to the model
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The Northern Facade of the Headquarters
The facade was developed taking into consideration environmental aspects. The size of the openings varies with the building orientation. Most skins are facing the south, to maximize the sun exposure and increase the benefits of the technology. For the Southern facade, the smallest openings are generated due to the harsh weather conditions. As for the Western and Eastern facades, there are medium-sized openings. The Northern facade has the largest openings as it faces the direction of the wind. The skin can also be used for other purposes, such as seating. This type of facade is mainly located around waiting areas, to create an interactive environment with the building facade. The facade will be made of different modules, each connected to the other with an I-Beam. The I beam of the facade is then bolted to that of the slab.
Wall Section Details
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Farah Wahdan / Melissa Michail
A Futuristic Experience
The Steps Area
This space is a multifunctional area for the users. It is a place that encourage interaction between them, while also making use of the good weather conditions in the North side of the building. The steps are larger than usual, to act as seating areas.
Section A
Section B
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Illustrative 3-Dimensional Section
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Farah Wahdan / Melissa Michail
Ground Floor Plan
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A Futuristic Experience
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Basement -3
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Second Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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Fourth Floor Plan
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Farah Wahdan / Melissa Michail
First Floor Plan
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Fifth Floor Plan
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A Futuristic Experience
Nadine El Saket Shaymaa Hesham
THE CUB E
The Cube building reflects the progressive development of the post graduate student. It reflects the complementary relationship between both the educational knowledge and the social experience. The aspired design aims at creating unconventional learning spaces as well as socially interactive meeting areas through openness and visual connectivity. The building comprises of different social spaces with unconventional designs to encourage knowledge sharing and engagement as well as visual communication across different spaces. The shape of the openings in the facades corresponds to the existing environmental conditions and the adjacent functions. 72
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... a reflection of the complementry relationship between educational knowledge and social experience. 73
Nadine El Saket / Shaymaa Hesham
A Futuristic Experience
Functional Form Generation
Pixelation versus Solar Penetration 1.
Building facade before placing the screen
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Building facade after placing the screen
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Optimizing the screen openings to reduce solar radiation penetration
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Building facade after optimizing the screen
5. The number of openings increases on the Northern facade to allow in the natural lighting. While it decreases on the Southern facade to reduce the solar penetration and provide better thermal insulation. 6. The number of openings decreases on the Southern facade to reduce the solar penetration and provide better thermal insulation.
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Blow Up Wall Section
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Nadine El Saket / Shaymaa Hesham
Interior of Spaces
The interior of the spaces is designed to serve the overall concept of the project. The administrative department promotes the visual connection across the employees at different levels. In addition, classrooms are provided with uncoventional settings for stronger visual communication during presentations and discussions. There are also study cube pods creating a quiet environment for the trainees.
Section B-B
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North Elevation
South Elevation
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Nadine El Saket / Shaymaa Hesham
Ground Floor Plan
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Basement -2
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Second Floor Plan
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Fourth Floor Plan
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Fifth Floor Plan
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Nadine El Saket / Shaymaa Hesham
First Floor Plan
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A Futuristic Experience
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Third Floor Plan
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Rawan Soliman Yara El Malky
A VERTICAL CON VERSATION
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.. a vertical conversation between the spaces within the building that creates a work-live environment for its users 83
Rawan Soliman / Yara El Malky
A Futuristic Experience
The idea is to create a smart kinetic skin that responds to the sunlight, creating a sense of transparent and interchangeable spaces with multi-functions and a usercentric environment. This diagram represents view of each floor looking down. As one goes up, the transparency increases as well as the visual access from top-bottom. The atrium connects between the different users and bridges between spaces visually. It provides a semi-outdoor quality of courtyard. Non-repetitive Alternations in Pockets
Shade vs. Light Analysis
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The Atrium
The louvers are designed to block the summer sun, and to bring in the heat of the winter sun. The louver design is done to find the best performing louver form for each surface. The building and louvers have all worked out together, creating intermediate spaces which serve the main concept of the design. These intermediate spaces further accentuates the indoor/ outdoor work-live experience.
North Facade
Blow Up Section
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Rawan Soliman / Yara El Malky
A Futuristic Experience
East and North Elevations
West and South Elevations
Section A-A
Section B-B
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Three Dimensional Section Showing the Atrium
The Vertical Conversation
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Rawan Soliman / Yara El Malky
Ground Floor Plan
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A Futuristic Experience
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Basement -2
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Second Floor Plan
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Fourth Floor Plan
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Fifth Floor Plan
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Roof Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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A Dissolved Identity
Ahmed El Attar Amr El Laithy Hazem Gabr Hana Ehab Oula El Eryani Pakinam Khalil
Focusing on the real identity and soul of the build ing rather than focusing on becoming a landmark. The complexity of design comes from defining the u nique identity of a build ing without dissolving within the context, yet respecting it. 94
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How are they trying to stand out? What are they trying to show? What elements are used? Is it a competition? Or a dress code? Are they Unique? Do they have an identity? C an we group them? Do they have a certain approach?
FOCUSING ON BECOMING A LANDMARK NO REAL IDENTITY OR SOUL
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Ahmed El Attar Amr El Laithy
DISSOLVED OUTSIDE IN
The idea was to dissolve with the context by refraining from the challenge allowing the building to attain its own identity through its own program, energy, flow and uniqueness in the functional requirements and the way they are to be met. This was to be pursued by utilizing the concepts behind the idea of a human soul elaborating on how it breaks the boundaries between our physical bodies and what makes us human. The initiation of having this idea of static components and dynamic components elaborating on the idea of motion and energy inside. The components were first identified and the connection between both the static and dynamic processes of the project were studied.
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...combining the static and the dynamic as the building becomes dissolved within the context, having a unique identity with respect to its functionality. 97
Ahmed El Attar / Amr El Laithy
Conceptual Diagrams for the Proposed Approaches
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While dealing with both concepts of refraining from the challenge/context and the idea of human soul in comparison to the building soul, a combination of both concepts was pursued in a manner that best fit the components of the given program.
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A Dissolved Identity
Form Generation
The process of massing appeared simple, yet it was quite complicated. The model started off as a block playing with the idea of solid and void. Different solid and void iterations were done using the process of subtracting sub-components from the main components. The chosen iteration was achieving the concept of dynamism inside while being the most functional. After settling on the massing, the idea of motion/energy was introduced which relates to the concept of the architectural soul of the building. This iteration was more of a trial to the idea of using kangaro plugin; however, it didn’t work. While dealing with the operations of the project, the idea of bridges started to emerge, and it was the take off to reveal how motion could be shown to the outside environment with addition of the chosen materials. The end result was just a massing model combing both ideas in a coherent manner. 100
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Interior Shots
The central area was based on connecting all the faces of the teaching spaces found along the inside of the fragmented shape to create further dilution of the teaching process. Within this central dynamic interactive space created in the middle of the project, there is a large unifying space in the center that appears on the top most floor providing a unique experience for all the surrounding areas to share. In addition, there is indirect visual connections between the different floors. 101
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Section A-A
Section B-B
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Front Elevation
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Back Elevation
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Side 1 Elevation
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Side 2 Elevation
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The Physical Model
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CONFERENCE HALL
Entrance to Conference Hall
CONFERENCE HALL STORAGE
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BANK 1
Entrance to Conference Hall
STORAGE
FOYER AND WAITING AREA
SECURITY MANAGER OFFICE
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WATER SYSTEM SERVICE ROOM
SECURITY AND MONITORING
WORKERS ENTRANCE LOBBY
COMMUNICATIONS - MAIN DISTRIBUTION BOARD
ELECTRICITY MAIN DISTRIBUTION BOARDS
Maintenance Room
W&D WAITING AREA 1
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QUICK MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SHOP
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Bank 2
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EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT (EVP)
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TOP MANAGEMENT
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CLEANING
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Prayer Area
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Open Lounge
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ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTATION HALL
PRINTING HALL
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COLLECTIVE STORAGE
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SECURITY OFFICE
SPORTS, RECREATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT HALL
RECEPTION, REGISTRATION TRAINING 4
MEP SHAFT
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PRAYER AREA
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CAFETERIA TRAINING 4
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FOYER AND WAITING AREA TRAINING 2 EXTENDED LEARNING AREA 2
PRAYER AREA
CAFETERIA TRAINING 2
TRAINING 2
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HIERARCHICAL PERSPECT IVE
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... a minimalistic building rejecting the eclectic style, with a hierarchy of perspective: the closer one approaches, the different the perspective is 111
Hazem Gabr / Pakinam Khalil
Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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THE FLUIDITY
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... establishing a continuous, fluid relationship between the surrounding context and the building’s interior that embraces and directs the users. 117
Hana Ehab / Oula El Eryani
Ground Floor Plan
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A Learning City
Hady Eissa Hana El Shiaty Heba Barakat Naela El Sherbiny Rana Abdelkhalek Sana Soliman
Creating a life-long learning city within a building. 122
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Conceptual Storyboard for the User Experience
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Hana El Shiaty Naela El Sherbiny
THE SWARM CITY
The building concept emphasizes the journey of learning and growth manifested through three keywords separation, alignment and cohesion. These main keywords are translated spatially where different experiences of learning are combined. Learning happens through individuality, shadowing and collaboration constituting a diverse set of scales and functions. The facades are also designed to further reflect the character and function of the corresponding spaces. The lightness of the exterior facades contrasts with the interior sense of warmness providing a unique visual experience in the inside.
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... a life-long learning journey comprising of three main intersecting notions: separation, alignment and cohesion. 125
Hana El Shiaty / Naela El Sherbiny
A Learning City
Conceptual Spatial Translations
Form Generation and Density Analysis
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Fall 2017
Experiential Studies
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Hana El Shiaty / Naela El Sherbiny
Section A-A
Section B-B
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Fall 2017
Interior Shots
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Hana El Shiaty / Naela El Sherbiny
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Fall 2017
Elevation Studies with Kinetic Screen Analysis
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Hana El Shiaty / Naela El Sherbiny
Exterior Shot
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Fall 2017
Wall Sections
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Hana El Shiaty / Naela El Sherbiny
Ground Floor Plan
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Hana El Shiaty / Naela El Sherbiny
First Floor Plan
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Fall 2017
Third Floor Plan
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Heba Barakat Rana Abdelkhalek
THE EDUCATION STREET
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Fall 2017
... the city’s street culture adopted by the cities values through each floor being designed according to its own street experience 139
Heba Barakat / Rana Abdelkhalek
The Adoption of the Street Culture through Spaces
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HeadQuarters
Administration
Education
Visitors for conference hall or bank branches
Form Creation
As each floor level is designed through its own street experience, the negative spaces are designed to create the positive spaces with the connections creating the whole. On one hand, horizontally, the waiting areas are integrated along the corridors displaying the educational experience. Quiet studying areas within the classroom zones are integrated with libraries. On the other hand, vertically, the buildings users are able to interact with each others visually standing at different view points inside the building. 141
Heba Barakat / Rana Abdelkhalek
South Elevation
North Elevation
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West Elevation
East Elevation
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Heba Barakat / Rana Abdelkhalek
Ground Floor Plan
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A Learning City
Hady Eissa Sana Soliman
THE SMART CITY
The building takes into consideration both the individual and the society. It aims at providing the individual with a healthy life and decent work. Accordingly, the individual will be able to contribute to the society and its sustainable economic growth. The building experience is designed like a city where there is as a loop to thread everything together to allow for visitors to experience all the different functions in great unity. A collaborative cloud in the main meeting space is created to connect all the building users while being few steps away from the work spaces. While a city normally expands horizontally, this city designed within the building develops vertically as well through the vertical circulation and common spaces provided. 146
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Illustrative 3-Dimensional Perspective
... a city where there is a loop to thread everything together to allow for visitors to experience all the different functions 147
Hady Eissa / Sana Soliman
A Learning City
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Form Generation 1.
Designing through negative spaces.
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The main common space shared by the whole building “Collaborative Cloud�.
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Creating the street pathway connecting both the 90th street and North 90th street.
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Opening up the facade to the street, creating a vertical city through openness and circulation
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Creating a court, a common space for the educational zone, a more private court.
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Another shaded courtyard for educational zone where informal learning sessions take place.
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Two main courtyards for the administrative building in order to create a hybrid between the technical and the social.
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The final form of the building.
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Louvers Analysis For the skin of the building, twisting louvers were used. These louvers’ solid and void ratio varies according to the sun penetration. A solar analysis was conducted on each facade to be able to design the most efficient way to arrange the louvers to provide the users with the convenient daylight and comfort. The Northern and the Western facades are the main facades with the need for the louvers. The arrangement of the louvers was decided based on the solar analysis. As for the Eastern facade, the analysis shows that it doesn’t need the heavy protections, therefore, only the structure itself including the slabs and protrusions were used to provide the perfect shade for that side. The Twisting Louvers
North Facade
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Section 3
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Hady Eissa / Sana Soliman
Ground Floor Plan
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User-Based Design
Mai Youssef Rami Soussou Sally Barsoum Samar Agban Zeinab Nadeem
There are different users for the building. The design addresses each user ’s needs, goals and requirments for the best performance possible. Each user ’s journey is presented, areas where travel lines intersect creates nodes of users interaction, and each travel line holds its own goals. 154
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Conceptual Storyboard for the User Experience
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User-Based Design
Sally Barsoum Samar Agban
USER-BASED EXPERIENCE
Section A-A
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Fall 2017
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Sally Barsoum / Samar Agban
Ground Floor Plan
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Mai Youssef Rami Soussou Zeinab Nadeem
THE CELLULAR
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Circulation Analysis
Wall Section
... adopting the complexity of a cell which form the overall body of architecture with all of its organizing processes 161
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Fall 2017
Metroline Circulation Plan
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User-Based Design
Accidental Meeting Points
Section A-A
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Ground Floor Plan
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Project Brief and Program
A new mixed use development (food and beverage, office buildings and a 4 star hotel) located within 6th of October city in a premium location. Road access to the site is the North as shown in the figure. The project has to abide by the following codes and regulations: 1. NUCA (New Urban Community Authority). 2. The Egyptian Code for Buildings and Garage. 3. The Egyptian Code for Fire and Safety. Maximum allowable height for the building is 25 m (2B+G+5). Total land area is 16,648 m2, Allowable footprint is 38% of the land area : 21% for the food, beverages and office, and 17% for the 4-star hotel.
Space
A. 2 Basement Levels 1. Parking for 600 cars to be distributed over 2 basement levels 2. Basement 1 should have a clearance of 5.5m for service truck access 3. Maximum basement depth level allowed is -10.5 m B. Food & Beverage and Office Buildings 1. Food & beverage on the ground floor with extended working hours 2. Food & beverage outlets range in size between 70 to 140 m2 3. Offices size abut 200 m2 C. A 4-star Hotel with 200 Guest Rooms 1. Guest relation desk + reception operator + administration area 2. Luggage storage lockable 3. Luggage room 4. Gift shop and newspaper 5. Business center 6. Separate toilets for male and female + handicapped 7. 1 multipurpose room (100 seats) and 3 meeting rooms (30 seats each) 8. Food & beverage - 3 m2 per room inside the hotel 9. One main restaurant at least and one a la carte in addition to the main restaurant 10. A pool must be availabe with all the services and facilities needed 11. Sauna and gym are preferred 12. Staff toilets with shower areas and changing lockers 13. Service and guest elevators 14. Room services (Linen Room) on each floor 15. Handicapped rooms and bathroom (1% of total number of rooms) 16. Laundry, dry cleaning and ironing service 17. Suitable location for the signage 170
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Land Setbacks and Neighbours
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The Urban Ribbon
Yasmine Etman
THE URBAN RIBBON
The concept is to design an interactive ribbon which connects the different uses whilst creating a unique experience for the users. There are certain drivers behind the design which are reflected in the following keywords: Continuity_Any part of the project can be reached easily. Wholeness_The project as one entity. Inside-out_An internal view with maximum exposure to it. Openness_Permeable and accessible at different points. Intertwined_The project’s different parts are connected to each others using bridges. 174
Mixed-Use Complex
Spring 2018
... an interactive ribbon of mixed uses intertwined creating an experiential journey within the site 175
Yasmine Etman
The Urban Ribbon
Process 1.
Openness Achieving openness by assigning three entrances on various edges to different parts of the project.
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Inside-Out Creating an internal court using the optimized circulation between the three entrance points using culebra.
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Inside-Out Carving out the outline of the optimized circulation and adjusting the zoning of the program to respond to the internal court.
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Curves making up the 3D circulation.
Southern Wall Section
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Digital Model
Form Generation Frames are assigned onto points of a fixed distance across the curves. Points of the curve are then assigned to circulation curve surrounding the framed curve. Boxes follow this curve, and curves can be added for subtraction of boxes or addition depending on the zone. After baking the grasshopper definition of the boxes onto Rhino, they are manually manipulated to make up the desired 3D volumes. The curves are inspired by the circulation conceptual model showing how intertwined the project is as different parts are connected in the building where bridges of offices are added for circulation and for more continuity so that any part of the project can be reached easily.
Western Wall Section
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Yasmine Etman
The Urban Ribbon
1. Western Elevation 2. Southern Elevation
Section A-A
Section B-B
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Ground Floor Plan
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The Urban Pixels
Nour Kamal
THE URBAN PIXELS
The building creates a comfortable environment for the user by optimizing the wind flow and self shading concept, forming an urban corridor. It aims at breaking the norm of the separation of mixed-use development through capitalizing on the circulation and social interaction between users. Besides focusing on promoting social connectedness, it takes into consideration the ease of movement, legibility and sensory stimulation. The building is mainly designed around its occupants. The plan is optimized according to the local climate during the design, which helps building gain nature ventilation and energy efficiency.
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... creating a comfortable environment for the user by optimizing the wind flow and self shading concept, forming an urban corridor. 181
Nour Kamal
The Urban Pixels
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Started with a box structure with a grid 8*8
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Located the windroses based on the location
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Pixelation by wind curves based on the analysis of the windroses allowing the wind to flow through the building
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Pixelation through curves of circulation analysis allowing for exploration
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The formation of the urban corridor allowing the wind to flow through the project creating the optimum shelter for the user. The building creates self-shading providing a comfortable environment within the courts and the open spaces.
Environmental Studies
Wall Section
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Nour Kamal
The Urban Pixels
3-Dimensional Shots
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Elevation and Section
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Nour Kamal
The Urban Pixels
Ground Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Nour Kamal
The Urban Pixels
Fourth Floor Plan
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Basement Level 1
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The Dynamic Linkage
Rana Nassar
THE DYNAMIC LINKAGE
The 6th of October city is loaded with several mixed use developments, and all of them are operating and working sucessfully making it a very profitable project type, however, upon visiting some of those developments, they all felt the same. The architect and the systematic idea of stacking areas for more profit resulted in a very weak diverse of experience. Therefore, this project aims at introducing a new architectural apporach that breaks the static norm of mixed use developments and introduce a dynamic experience. This will tackle the disadvantages of the existing developments whose designs lack innovation in experience, have identical architecture and provide users with a very static experience. 190
Mixed-Use Complex
Spring 2018
... a flexible interchanging development that links people through different activities whilst being economically efficient 191
Rana Nassar
The Dynamic Linkage
Solar Analysis
Massing and Model Details
Folded Structure The folded membrane structure allows for flexible creation of spaces. It also provides an abstracted structure which opens up ideas for new experiences and new places to discover. The folded skin are panels which are adjustable according to the sun orientation. They turn into digital screens when they are completed closed. The character of the folds vary according to the spaces it envelopes. The hotel on the main edge has an iconic state, so the folds are designed to be visually attractive to the users driving them to the site. Different kinds of folds and materials were used to provide the users with different experiences and zones adding a different vibe for the spaces. 192
Mixed-Use Complex
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Elevations and Section
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Rana Nassar
The Approach
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The Dynamic Linkage
Mixed-Use Complex
Spring 2018
Exterior Shots
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Rana Nassar
Ground Floor Plan
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The Dynamic Linkage
Mixed-Use Complex
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First Floor Plan
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Adapatable Connection
Hossam Dorgham
ADAPTABLE CONNECTION
The design is a translation of concepts informed by the cultural, technological and social dimensions. It aims at adopting an adaptable system of connectivity which is open to change and growth over the time. This enables it to accomodate the changing needs of the different users. The building is inspired by the concept of the sunken courts which helps in meeting harsh climate conditions and reducing energy consumption. It is considered an introverted design of the famous traditional above-ground courtyard in architecture. The use of the sunken courts allowed for easier integration of building and parkings without wasting space on creating above-ground parking. 198
Mixed-Use Complex
Spring 2018
... creating a building with an adaptable system of connectivity, open to change and growth over time accomodating the different needs 199
Hossam Dorgham
Adapatable Connection
The Basic Grid
Parametric Experimentation & Form Generation
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Gridspreading on attraction points
Nerbs Curves
Spring 2018
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Mass in Context
Ground Floor Plan
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Nader Eldesouky
INTERWEAVED
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Interweaved
Mixed-Use Complex
Spring 2018
Elevation and Section
... achieving unity through layers of connectivity allowing users to experience the interweaving functions and spaces 203
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Book Design
Hadwa Youssef
Course Instructors
Dr Sherif M. Abdelmohsen Dr. Passaint Massoud
Teaching Assistants
Arch. Aly Magdy Arch. Tasbeh Mokbel Arch. Arij Nabil
Students of Fall 2017
Abdelrahman Bakyr Ahmed El Attar Amr El Laithy Farah Wahdan Fatma Fares Hady Eissa Hana Ehab Hana El Shiaty Hazem Gabr Heba Barakat Lobna Anous Mai Youssef Mariam Barakat Melissa Ashraf Nadine El Saket Naela El Sherbiny Oula El Eryani Pakinam Khalil Rami Soussou Rana Abdelkhalek Rawan Soliman Sally Barsoum Samar Agban Sana Soliman Shaymaa Hesham Yasmine Guindy Yasmine Sabek Yara El Malky Zeinab Nadeem
Students of Spring 2018
Hossam Dorgham Nader Eldesouky Nour Kamal Rana Nassar Yasmine Etman 207
ŠThe American University in Cairo 2018 208